Quick answer: This image-to-text tool reads the words in JPG, PNG and WebP images and scanned PDFs on your device with the Tesseract OCR engine, in 19 languages, and gives you plain text to copy or download. The images are not uploaded.
A photo of a notice, a screenshot of a chat or a picture of a page: get the words out as text you can copy, edit or translate, without typing them again.
Image to text at a glance
| Price | Free, no sign-up, no watermark, no daily limit |
|---|---|
| Accepts | JPG · PNG · WebP · PDF |
| Largest file | 200 MB per file, several files at once |
| Where it runs | In your browser: files are never uploaded |
| Works on | Any modern browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac and Linux |
| Send the result | Download it, or send it free with a link or by email (up to 20 GB) |
How to convert image to text
- Choose or drop one or more photos or screenshots.
- Pick the language of the text.
- Press Get the text.
- Copy the text from the preview, or download it as a .txt file.
What it works on
- Screenshots of apps, chats and web pages: usually near-perfect, because the letters are sharp.
- Photos of printed pages, notices, labels and receipts: hold the phone straight above the page, in good light.
- Scanned PDFs: every page is read, with a marker where each one starts.
Handwriting and stylised logos are not read reliably.
Several images at once
Add as many images as you like and drag them into order: you get one text file with a heading per image. Want a document instead? Choose Searchable PDF under Result to get a PDF with the photos as pages and the text searchable, the same as OCR PDF.
Languages and privacy
19 languages, from English and Spanish to Hindi, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. English is built in; other languages download their recognition data once. The recognition happens in your browser, so screenshots with personal details never leave your device.
How this compares
| This tool | Online converters (e.g. iLovePDF, Smallpdf or Adobe Acrobat online) | Desktop apps (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Pro) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your file is uploaded | No | Yes, to their servers | No |
| Install or account | None | Account for some features | Install needed |
| Watermark or daily limits | None | Common on free plans | Depends on the app |
Plans of other services change; check their sites. More pdf tools.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get text from an image?
Add the image, pick the language and press Get the text. Copy the result or download it as a .txt file.
Does it work with screenshots?
Yes, and they give the best results because the text is sharp.
Is it free and private?
Yes. No sign-up, no limit on the number of images, and the images are processed on your device.
Can it read handwriting?
Not reliably. It is made for printed and on-screen text.
Need to send a big file?
Send files up to 20 GB with a download link or by email. Free, no account needed, original quality.
Send large files free